Mystique

Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. Originally created by artist Dave Cockrum, writer Chris Claremont saw Cockrum's design, dubbed the character "Mystique," and, with Cockrum's permission, she first appeared in Ms. Marvel #17 (May 1978). Mystique is a mutant shape-shifter whose natural appearance includes blue skin and yellow eyes. She is over 100 years old, stated in her solo series (issue #17): "I wasn't born last night, or even last century, for that matter..." Mystique is also the biological mother of Graydon Creed, Nightcrawler and foster mother of Rogue. She was forced to abandon Nightcrawler, but raised Rogue for a number of years and the two women have mixed feelings towards one another. She is one of the few bisexual characters in comics. Throughout most of her history, Mystique has been a villain, leading the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and assassinating several important humans involved in mutant affairs. However,... full article at wikipedia